Assault on Matmata

The Assault on Matmata was carried out by the British 7th Armored Division on 30 March 1943 in order to secure Matmata, one of the approaches to the city of Tunis, Tunisia. The 7th Armored Division assaulted the town and drove the Afrika Korps out of Matmata after heavy resistance, with the Germans failing to ambush the British column as it entered the city. The Germans even holed up in the mosque, and the British forces succeeded in taking over the rest of the town after uprooting the Germans from their defensive positions. However, it would not be until 7 May 1943 that the Axis forces in Tunis surrender, and until 12 May that the Axis lost the war in North Africa.